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Publicize your non-profit’s meetings, fundraisers and community events in The Stroller. Send information at least a week in advance to vndnews@triblive.com. Please include a daytime telephone number.
Canned food drive to benefit food bank
Tarentum Recreation Board and Allegheny Valley Association of Churches is conducting a canned food drive through March 8 to benefit the association food bank.
Bins are set up in the following Tarentum businesses: Seita Jewelers, Harvest Moon Coffee and Chocolates, Asay’s News Stand, Dry Bones, Costello Printing, Diamond Antiques and Merle Norman Cosmetics.
Allegheny Valley School District
Tuesday: Allegheny Valley School Board will conduct the agenda meeting at7 p.m. in the jr.-sr. high school Marshall auditorium, 501 Logan Road, and online.
Apollo
March 17: St. James Parish is selling tickets for a Luck of the Irish scratch-off lottery ticket raffle. Winner will receive one complete roll of $5, $10 and $20 Pa. Lottery scratch off lottery tickets. The winning number will be the 7 p.m. March 17 Pa. Daily Pick 3 number. Cost: $10, includes two numbers.
Tickets: Linda, 724-882-8776 or after weekend Masses in the church vestibule and the church office, 109 Owens View Ave. Proceeds will benefit the church operating budget.
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The Stroller is compiling a list of fish fries taking place Ash Wednesday and/or Fridays during Lent. To your non-profit’s fish fry listed in the paper and online, send complete information in writing to Carol Pinto-Smith, Valley News Dispatch, 210 Wood St., Tarentum, PA 15084 or email cpinto-smith@triblive.com.
Drive-through food distribution set for Tuesday at Pittsburgh Mills
Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will host a drive-through food distribution for anyone in need from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday in the rear parking lot near Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, Frazer. No cars are permitted to arrive before 4 p.m.
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Volunteers needed to prepare income tax returns
Allegheny Valley Association of Churches and United Way of Southwest Pennsylvania are looking for people to give their time as volunteer tax preparers.
Many of our neighbors don’t have access to affordable tax help, fall victim to rapid refund loans or are not aware of state and federal tax credits. Free training and certification are provided.
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Food insecurity is an ongoing problem in the Pittsburgh region, made much worse by the covid-19 pandemic. Area food banks have responded by redoubling their efforts while facing new challenges.
With pandemic restrictions putting many American breadwinners out of work or reducing their hours, food banks this year have been serving large numbers of first-time recipients.
Food bank network Feeding America says 2020 may end with hunger having affected 50 million people across the nation, including more than 17 million children, because of the pandemic. In an October survey by Danone North America’s Two Good Yogurt and OnePoll, 40% of those responding indicated covid-19 had contributed to their first experience with food insecurity.